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The Restoration “West” (Independent, 2019)

December 2, 2019 Clint West 0

The Restoration describe themselves as an “indie, folk roots outfit” from Columbia, South Carolina. In fact, they are primarily the working vehicle for songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Daniel Machado. ‘West’ is a deeply personal album centred around […]

Bruce Springsteen “Western Stars – Songs From The Film” (Columbia Records, 2019)

November 29, 2019 Sean Hannam 0

Bruce Springsteen’s 19th studio album, ‘Western Stars’, which came out this summer, has found its way on to many critics’ ‘best of the year’ lists, and quite rightly so – it’s one of his finest records. […]

John Salaway “Americana Dreams” (Def Kat Music, 2019)

November 29, 2019 Peter Churchill 1

Nashville-based John Salaway has some pedigree, as a weekly residence at BB King’s Blues Club might testify. With influences that include a familiar roll call of names – Petty, Dylan, The Band and Crosby Stills Nash […]

Rosy Nolan “Footprints and Broken Branches” (Independent, 2019)

November 28, 2019 Ewan Lury 0

Nine years on from the release of her last album ‘Black Out Nights’, Rosy Nolan is back with her EP, ‘Footprints & Broken Branches’. An Americana and country singer hailing from Northern California, Nolan explores, in […]

Anthony D’Amato “Five Songs From New Orleans” EP (Elk, 2019)

November 28, 2019 Mark Johnson 0

A true ‘does what it says on the tin’ record, this EP comes steeped in the sounds and spirit of The Big Easy. New Jersey native Anthony D’Amato is one of those artists that always seem […]

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Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
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Essentials: The Top 10 James McMurtry Songs

May 21, 2026 0

It was the legendary American author Stephen King who said, “James McMurtry may be the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation”. At the same time, much closer to home, BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris called him “the […]

Bedouine “Neon Summer Skin”

May 21, 2026 0

A beautiful reflection on family, and the search for home and belonging, with a new depth to the music. Bedouine is the project of Azniv Korkejian. Her family has migrated between Armenia, Syria and Saudi Arabia […]

Laura Veirs to release an August album before touring the UK in September

May 21, 2026 0

Esteemed Portland, Oregon-based artist Laura Veirs has announced that her new album, Temple Songs, will come out on 14th August via her label Raven Marching Band Records. Veirs has also shared her lead single Flying Into […]

Interviews

Interview: Teddy Thompson on change, habit and Never Staying the Same

May 20, 2026 0

There’s something quietly disarming about Teddy Thompson. Across a career that has never quite sat comfortably within genre lines, he’s built a catalogue defined less by reinvention than by a kind of forensic emotional honesty; songs […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

May 19, 2026 2

Peter Case, one of the master songwriters, has enjoyed a fifty-year recording career and has been writing songs for even longer. He was born in Buffalo, New York, but his recording career has been centred on […]

Interviews

Interview: John Oates can’t stop the music and is still making his dreams come true

May 18, 2026 1

At 77 years young, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocalist is as active as ever, having released two albums: 2024’s stripped-down, acoustic Reunion and 2025’s groovy Oates, in the past two years, while regularly […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: Maygen & The Birdwatcher “Hat Man Blues”

September 17, 2025 0

Have you ever had the ‘Hat Man Blues‘? Maygen & The Birdwatcher, the Minnesota based bluegrass influenced band certainly have. But, perhaps it’s not a concept that you’re familiar with – well the band’s Noah Neumann […]

Videos

Video: Cole Gallagher “Lines in the Sky”

June 22, 2023 0

Here is the latest single from Pasadena-based singer-songwriter Cole Gallagher. ‘Lines in the Sky’ is the robust, dynamic follow-up to the well-received ‘Chatting Through Steel’, which was a powerful song featuring gritty vocals from David Hidalgo […]

Album Reviews

Fox Apts. “Omen”

March 29, 2023 0

Creative, interesting and original, for those who like their music dark, emotional and melancholy. ‘Omen’ is the debut album from Fox Apts., a new alternative rock band from California comprising of lead singer Dave Kajganich, guitarist and […]

The Restoration “West” (Independent, 2019)

Bruce Springsteen “Western Stars – Songs From The Film” (Columbia Records, 2019)

John Salaway “Americana Dreams” (Def Kat Music, 2019)

Rosy Nolan “Footprints and Broken Branches” (Independent, 2019)

Anthony D’Amato “Five Songs From New Orleans” EP (Elk, 2019)

Essentials: The Top 10 James McMurtry Songs

Bedouine “Neon Summer Skin”

Laura Veirs to release an August album before touring the UK in September

Simon Joyner “Tough Love”

Still Life Painter “A Month of Longest Days”